Aberdeen police released on Monday more surveillance photos of a man and a van of interest. Police said the minivan depicted in the photos is not a suspect vehicle, but they want information about it and the man.

Ripken, 74, who is the mother of Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., was abducted at gunpoint on July 24 when someone took her from her home, forced her into her own car and drove off. She was found with her hands bound early the following morning in her car parked near her home.

In the course of the investigation, police gathered surveillance photos from the Walmart in the 6700 block of Chesapeake Center Drive in Glen Burnie and the Walmart in the 100 block of Carroll Island Road in Middle River.

Two of the photos from the Middle River location show the parking lot and a minivan. Investigators said they believe the occupants of the minivan may have had contact with the man of interest.

Authorities described the minivan as a Dodge with some sort of stickers on both rear side windows.

Surveillance photos from both locations show the man police are seeking. Police have described him as a white man with a light, thin build in his late 30s to early 40s. He was last seen wearing a light-colored shirt, glasses and camo-colored pants.

"Somebody needs to come forward. It's been a while. Think if it was a member of your family and what Mrs. Ripken must have gone through that night," said Lt. Fred Budnick of the Aberdeen Police Department. "We still don't have that one thing that's going to lead us to that suspect right now."

Investigators aren't saying how they tracked the suspect to the Middle River Walmart but said they hope the pictures will generate new leads in the case.

"In 32 years of police work here in Aberdeen, I've never seen anything like it. We still don't have a clear motive. There's no indication that Mrs. Ripken knew this individual, and we don't know if he knew her. So, we're just trying to continue to piece this puzzle together," Budnick said.

In August, Ripken Jr. said he believed the kidnapping may have been premeditated.

Anyone who recognizes the man or the potential witness vehicle is asked to call Aberdeen police at 410-272-2121.

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Two photos from the Walmart in Middle River location show the parking lot and a minivan. Investigators on the case of the armed abduction of Vi Ripken say they believe the occupants of the minivan may have had contact with a man of interest in the case.